Islam Times - Tunisia's National Constituent Assembly has approved the line-up for the country's interim government proposed by Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali of the Islamic Ennahda party.

On Friday, the assembly approved the new 41-member caretaker cabinet, which will run until the country calls a general election, in a confidence vote, with 154 in favor, 38 opposed, and 11 abstentions.

Ali Larayedh, a former political prisoner and senior Ennahda official, was elected as interior minister and Rafik Ben Abdessalem, son-in-law of Ennahda leader Rached Ghannouchi, was named foreign minister.